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They can and they have. It's the lock-in Meta is imposing that's preventing new options to succeed in the market.
by j_maffe 10mo ago
They can and they have. It's the lock-in Meta is imposing that's preventing new options to succeed in the market.
- moralestapia 10mo agoIf you have said this about Apple/Google, I would have said ... maaaaaayyybeeeeee ... But in this case, how exactly does Meta prevent people from India downloading and using another messaging app?
- j_maffe 10mo agoNothing. It's a monopoly in a market that is heavily network dependent. Without interoperability, it's infeasible for a new option to become viable. Though I'm sure you know this already and just believe that monopolies are alright for consumers.
- moralestapia 10mo agoWhat would you believe is a solution?
- smt88 10mo agoWhatsApp is the core of Indian society. It's used by the government, all businesses, and everyone with a smartphone. It's used for payments, customer service, scheduling doctor's appointments, etc. You literally cannot replace it with something else anymore.